Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-12


friends at Vernon, this week.
Miss NJ. T.. Yerington is spending
her vacation with friends near Petos-
key.
Geo Best started Tuesday for St.
Andrews Bay, Fla" The RECORD
will be weekly visitor.
Ashley experienced $3.50 fire last
week, the boot and shoe stock of j. G..
Williams being destroyed.
The Alma Creamery is not able to
furnish the demands, and is compcll-
ed to cancel orders every day.
The T.. \. A. 4 y. NJ. Company adj
vertscs for coo men and 800 teams to
work on the northern extension to the
road
J.. r. Sperry, with W. |. Brotherton
x Co.. Bay City, spent Sunday with
his brother, b. W, at the Wright
House.
Peter WiSner, of Stanton, was in
town Monday, looking over the san
itarium. where he will bring his invalid
wife for treatment.
It's quite fashionable for ladies to
wear short hair. We notice great
many arc calling at Nick Davidson 5
shop for that purpose.
\ man in Detroit skipped to Canada
with another mans wife. He was
arrested and locked up for bringing
stolen property into Canada.
w. II. O'Connell and his sister, Miss
Jessie, left Wednesday for an exten-
sive visit to Pennsylvania and n. Y.
where they will spend the summer.
The Mirador. No. /, published at
Pennington by W. w. Secord, is on our
table. 1t is newsy and bright consider
ing the old material it is printed from.
T. \. Johnson and family will take
in the Spiritual camp-meeting at Pine
Lake, lngham Co., this week. They
expect to remain about two weeks.
Mrs Crawford and two children.
Mrs. smith and two children, of De
troit, ere stopping at the Milliken
House and taking treatment at the
Sdnitarium.
viii G.. Waldby, of Adrian, is visit
ing his brother, Harry, this week, hay
ing made the POO miles on bicycle.
He reports a very delightful trip and
says this is the way to travel.
oar reduction ON subscription price
TO the RECORD the past 50 days has
been >lch success that we have de-
cidcd 10 extend the time 80 days longer.
Remember the regular price is Sl.25.
new subscribers for the next 80 days,
SI.0O.
\ glance at Wrlght's Opera House
Bands new caps suiliccs us that they
propose 10 lay ont anything in the
north on uniforms. They are nickie-
plated helmets, with large red droop-
ing plume. They expect their COM
plete outfit this week.
+. T. Brown. late manager Of the
sheridan Mars. spent sunday with rel
atiyes here. He has accepted posit-
ion as foreman of the Flushing ObSclrcr.
Ed. Is a iirSt-claSs newspaper man, q
good job printer. and Il hustler, and
Bro. Ransom will find his choice a good
one.
y Glare county lady objected to hav-
ing the Toledo, Ann Arbor x Cadillac
railroad 90 through her farm. on the
ground that the cars would scare her
bees. Nh. Ashley bought her a 3
treatise on bees and convinced her that
they fairly dotted on having railroad
ears around them.
Notwithstanding the talk Of oppo-
sition in the election last Monday to
bond the town for $4,000, for public
improvements it was carried as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast, 1876. Of
which ls3 were for the loan and l3
against it This speaks well for the
public spirit Of the tax payers Of Alma.
and shows that they are willing TO do
! their share to make Alma boom.
The Alma vs.. Mt. Pleasant ball clubs
played a match game last Friday after
noon on the Stuttz addition. a score OF
/ 10 to o, in favor Of Mt. Pleasant. This
is the second game played by the Alma
club this season, but they have the
sand and feel certain that they can dc
them up. 1t was a very friendly anC
enjoyable game and the Mt Pleasant
boys went home happy and well used
They are very gentlemenly lot of boys
The South Lyon Picket Just about
hits the nail ON the head: The success
ful towns have been made success
ful 10y the property owners pulling I,
gether. Public improvement is an in
vestment that pays. Don't waste YOU